"I have considered the existence of such, the possibility, but the notion that such boundaries between the worlds could be breached--most would consider that a sure formula for disaster." He shakes his head, and he finds a certain grim amusement in this. They're supposedly here because of a disaster, no?

She might not have been sapient (he wasn't sure), but she appeared cognizant enough, from his standpoint. Whatever kind of AI she was equipped with, it was impressive, sophisticated. "I recommend it. How else are we to understand this place we find ourselves in? Calm, logical, research." His research was, ordinarily, neither calm nor logical, but he was free to consider it so.

"Past current events aren't a concern of mine." He doesn't need to know more about Heroes and Goddesses. "But it strikes me as an oversight. Best to have a backup plan, or several. Things can go wrong all too easily, I've found. Even the best make mistakes."